No Memory
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No Memory | ||||
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Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 30:14 | |||
Label | Chainsaw | |||
No. 2 chronology | ||||
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No Memory is the debut studio album by American indie rock band No. 2, released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw.
Content
Elliott Smith, No. 2 frontman Neil Gust's former Heatmiser bandmate, performs backing vocals on "Critical Mass" as well as mixing on most of the album.[1]
Release
No Memory was released in 1999 by record label Chainsaw. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl on Record Store Day 2015 by Jackpot Records. The reissue, limited to 1500 copies, features previously-unheard bonus tracks.
Reception
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CMJ New Music Report | favourable[2] |
Ron Hart of CMJ New Music Report called it "a more realised version of the Apple/Dischord Records hybrid once orchestrated by, well, Heatmiser. But the No. 2's debut achieves its own gorgeous, pitch-perfect balance between acoustic Simon and Garfunkel-ish harmonies and a post-British Invasion power pop punch, as it sways with all the candor of Gust's old band. [...] The half-hour No Memory may be short on time, but it's endless on soul."[2]
Track listing
- "Critical Mass" – 3:07
- "Never Felt Better" – 2:48
- "Move It Along" – 3:33
- "So Long" – 2:48
- "Just Answer the Man" – 4:18
- "Pop in C" – 2:48
- "Practicing Your Moves" – 3:01
- "Pop in A Minor" – 2:25
- "Nobody's Satisfied" – 2:29
- "Parting Kiss" – 2:57
Bonus tracks on 2015 reissue
- Allistair Chestnut (Harmony Mix)
- Powder Blue
- Run Through
- Little Face
- Critical Mass (Demo)
- Never Felt Better (Demo)
- Practicing Your Moves (Demo)
- Parting Kiss (Demo)
Personnel
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References
- ^ a b Frey, Tracey. "No Memory – No. 2 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Hart, Ron (November 22, 1999). "Must Hear: The Essential Releases of the Week". CMJ New Music Report: 3. Retrieved March 15, 2015.